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Miklos Vamos

Budapest, Hungary

Miklós Vámos is a Hungarian novelist, screenwriter and talk show host. He is one of the most read and respected writers in his native Hungary. He has taught at Yale University on a Fulbright fellowship, served as The Nation’s East European correspondent, worked as consultant on the Oscar-winning film Mephisto, and presented Hungary’s most-watched cultural television show. Vámos has received numerous awards for his plays, screenplays, novels and short stories, including the Hungarian Merit Award for lifetime achievement. The Book of Fathers is considered his most accomplished novel and has sold 200,000 copies in Hungary. Close.

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Taliban Truce Discussion Too Late

The Current Discussion: The Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan. Rather than sending more troops, is it time to negotiate a truce there?

Why have my answers been so short lately?

There is an old saying in Hungarian: Please, don’t ask any questions if you are really sure you have the right answer.

Do you have a similar saying in English? I think this question should have been asked a few years earlier. The truce (pun) is that negotiating a truce is the only valid way to solve serious problems in the chaotic global village. God only knows why any super power decides to send troops anywhere.

Well, I also have some ideas why some politicians think that sending troops is a good idea. The war business usually refreshes the economy. God only knows why the latest wars in Afghanistan and Iraq didn’t result in a boom in the United States. Or, is this still to come? And is this why the troops already sent to fight have not come home yet? Or, did I become totally paranoid about the U.S. military machine?

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Posted by Miklos Vamos on June 23, 2008 11:07 AM

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